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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hellcow" data-source="post: 2366672" data-attributes="member: 15800">As they relate to my work, sure! Given the "no-novels" policy on the WotC board - which sucks up most of my internet time - it's nice to be able to discuss literature. All on my list as well. American Gods is a great book, and I love the Ice & Fire series (though I hope it doesn't become a ten-book endless monster). The Taltos books by Brust actually have a certain similarity to Eberron, being a sort of fantasy noir, but Taltos-era Dragaera is considerable more advanced than Eberron, given that teleportation is commonplace and everyone essentially has telepathic "phones". I like the style of Brust's Khaavren books, but I do recommend that anyone who likes those go to the source and read Dumas. I was just skimming over The Three Musketeers again the other day and it simply is better fantasy than a lot of "true" fantasy!Obviously, I'm happy to hear the things people liked about City of Towers, but as a first (soon to be second) time novelist, I'm certainly interested in hearing things you feel could be improved, as well. Some people have complained that the characters aren't developed enough; certainly in The Shattered Land you'll get more insight into Lei and particularly Pierce, who was fairly quiet in book one. Obviously, some people on the thread haven't read the book, so if you do have questions or comments, be spoiler-sensitive.</blockquote>